
In Ilya Chaikin's LIBERTY KID, childhood friends Derrick (Al Thompson) and Tico (Kareem Saviñon) occupy a high school dropout limbo operating a concession stand at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Tico's ambitions reach no further than collecting the next paycheck or pretty girl's phone number, while Derrick has his eyes on a different prize. But when the World Trade Center terrorist attack plunges their lives, their community, and their country into chaos, Derrick's vis... (Full plot summary below)
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In Ilya Chaikin's LIBERTY KID, childhood friends Derrick (Al Thompson) and Tico (Kareem Saviñon) occupy a high school dropout limbo operating a concession stand at the foot of the Statue of Liberty. Tico's ambitions reach no further than collecting the next paycheck or pretty girl's phone number, while Derrick has his eyes on a different prize. But when the World Trade Center terrorist attack plunges their lives, their community, and their country into chaos, Derrick's vision of a college-educated future goes up in smoke in the first of many incidences of personal collateral damage both he and Tico must endure.
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| VarietyRonnie ScheibEvident throughout is Chaiken's ability to patiently build a scene without fanfare or artifice. |
| PopMattersCynthia FuchsThe effects of Derrick's wars -- multiple, low-key, endless -- were in motion long before he went to Afghanistan. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirAnother good, no-budget work from New York indie kingpin Larry Fessenden and his production company, Glass Eye Pix. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThere's not a single wrong note in Liberty Kid... |
| Filmcritic.comDon Willmottalmost anthropological in its careful attention to colorful Brooklyn detail |
| Slant MagazinePaul SchrodtUnanswered questions about Derrick's kids and Spanish-speaking mother abound, and their all-too-infrequent interactions point to a hard-knuckled realism about post-9/11 New York that begs to be seen. |
| User ReviewRyan PA wonderful indie film incorporating several different and important socio-political themes . Highly recommended, especially watching the extras: especially the extended footage of the actual war veterans and the behind the scenes footage. |
| User ReviewJenn TMight be hard to find, but awesome, sweet movie. |
| User ReviewMichael Ta very well acted and portrayed movie, but hard finding a true purpose. |